After the U.S. House's historic vote Sunday night passing the health care reform bill, South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster issued the following statement:

"The health care legislation Congress passed tonight is an assault against the Constitution of the United States. It contains various provisions and federal mandates that are clearly unconstitutional and must not be allowed to stand.

A legal challenge by the States appears to be the only hope of protecting the American people from this unprecedented attack on our system of government. The key question involved is whether personal freedom, state sovereignty and constitutional law will survive in America for future generations.

As attorney general for the State of South Carolina, I have sworn an oath to uphold and defend both our state and federal constitutions. I therefore intend to join with Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum in challenging the constitutionality of this profoundly unwise legislation. We will take our case to the United States Supreme Court if necessary.

After an extensive conference call tonight, I am optimistic that the attorneys general of Texas, Nebraska, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma and Alabama will be joining this effort as well."

I wish I knew more. VA AG Ken Cuccinelli is a very smart guy U ov VA Engineering undergrad and George Mason law degree. I have to think doctors, insurance companies and others may have started the legal research to kill this months ago.

This whole mess makes me ill. We’ll just have to vote them all out in November - well, the ones who can be voted out. And as far as the bc thing? forget it. No one is going to touch BO. Eve3n if they did, Congress won’t impeach him. Too many sweet midnight deals going on. That much is transparent.

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posted on 03/22/2010 5:20:42 AM PDT
by humble and shy
(Taking our country back, one corrupt politician at a time)

Don’t say forget it about anything. We have to fight this and the AG’s in as many states as possible need to join in. Don’t pin all your hops on just Nov 2010. This bill needs to be killed. Citizens, seniors, doctors, insurance companies and others need to fight with the AG’s.

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